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Dam Secure raises $4.08M Seed for application security
Announced 16 January 2026 · Recorded 8 September 2026 · Last verified 8 September 2026
Dam Secure, an application security company based in San Francisco, United States, raised $4.08M in a Seed announced on 16 January 2026, led by Paladin Capital Group, Pieter Danhieux and Anthony Woodward with 5 others. Its disclosed equity funding is now $4.08M across 1 round.
- Amount
- $4.08M
- Round
- Seed
- Announced
- 16 January 2026
- Lead investors
- Paladin Capital Group, Pieter Danhieux, Anthony Woodward, Steen Andersson, Steve Allan, Phaedon Stough, Scott Handsaker, Kirstin McIntosh
- Sources on record
- 1forbes.com.au
From the source
Dam Secure Raises $4M Seed Funding for AI Code Security
AI security startup Dam Secure, founded by ex-Zip Payments executives Patrick Collins and Simon Harloff, raised $4M USD (reported as A$6.1M in some sources) in seed funding. The company focuses on tackling security risks caused by 'logic gaps' in AI-generated code. Paladin was identified as a lead investor.
forbes.com.au · 20 January 2026 ↗The Mandos read
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- 11 employeeslocked →
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- Exit Readiness: Lowlocked →
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Funding history
Dam Secure funding on record
Dam Secure has raised $4.08M in priced equity. Its most recent round was a Seed in January 2026.
Latest round on record: Seed, Jan 2026.
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Questions people ask
- How much did Dam Secure raise in its Seed?
- Dam Secure raised $4.08M in a Seed announced on 16 January 2026.
- Who invested in Dam Secure's Seed?
- The round was led by Paladin Capital Group, Pieter Danhieux, Anthony Woodward, Steen Andersson, Steve Allan, Phaedon Stough, Scott Handsaker, Kirstin McIntosh.
- What does Dam Secure do?
- Dam Secure is a cybersecurity company specializing in Application Security, founded in 2025 and headquartered in San Francisco, United States.













